Members LaXu Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 Originally posted by Chris Gansz WOW! LaXu - what is that Str#t? It's a beauty - and where did you get it? How much? How does it sound/feel? It's a Morgan strat. I think they're only sold in Scandinavia, made in Korea for a Norwegian company. Got mine new for slightly under 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alwebber Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 You want to try any Fender before you buy. Some are much better than others. I played a very good Tokai the other week. At least the equal of most American series Fenders I have played and probably a bit better, and much cheaper. It wasn't as good as my 62 reissue though. I don't know if all Tokais are this good though. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members laker Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 Play every strat or strat type you can get your hands on. I played a bunch of mim,mik Fenders. Some felt good , some didn't. I finally bought a Dean mik strat. I took a chance on it because I got it from e-bay. I very happy with it, its a great guitar for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rgrabows Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 Originally posted by Chris Gansz WOW! LaXu - what is that Str#t? It's a beauty - and where did you get it? How much? How does it sound/feel? THat one is definitely a beauty ...love the wood grain look on it. GASSing for one of those .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomcatMF Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 My first guitar was a Korean Squier strat that I bought for $200 because that was all I could afford, and I had just begun playing guitar. The whole time I had that thing I knew I wanted something better. The frets were too small for my taste and the stock pickups (which I later swapped for Lace Sensors) sucked. Between the time I bought that guitar and my current Fender strat Ultra back in '95 I tried out several guitars from several different manufacturers. But the strat I bought in '95 (and I still have it and play it all the time) is the one that spoke to me. I had to have that guitar. I put it on layaway, and saved up my money. I've have never regretted that purchase. On the other hand I did by my ESP online sight unseen and untried at Music123.com, and I was completely happy, in fact I was ecstactic over my purchase. To this day I do not regret that purchase either. BTW if you get the Fender I'd recommend one of the deluxe series. That S-1 switching thing is really cool, and really adds to the already inherent flexibility of the strat. I'm kinda GASsing for one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members markas214 Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 Originally posted by BootRoots You can probably pickup a great used Am Std. for half of what your budget is. I agree. 94-99 were good years for MIA Strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johndempsey Posted April 28, 2005 Members Share Posted April 28, 2005 I'd spend a couple weeks Fender hunting, find the right one and you'll never want to part with it. I love an authentic American made Strat, so I have a bias, but anything by Carvin or G & L is a great choice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by OldFenderGuy You really need to play a bunch of different 'strats and find one that, as they say, "speaks to you".. Don't fall into a trap and just purchase a guitar based upon the name on the headstock. i whole heartedly agree. thats for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 I`d ask this guy to build me one...or 2 for $1000.oo http://208.56.238.182/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 That thing is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by alwebber You want to try any Fender before you buy. Some are much better than others. I played a very good Tokai the other week. At least the equal of most American series Fenders I have played and probably a bit better, and much cheaper. It wasn't as good as my 62 reissue though. I don't know if all Tokais are this good though. Al In my experience, Tokai's QC is very consistent. The MIJ Tokais are at least as good as the MIJ Fenders, and here in the UK anyhow come in at just under the price of the MIM fenders. If i was in the market for a new Strat right now, I'd be looking at: Fender - MIA, MIM, MIJ & the Lite Ash MIK models Squier - standard series (some of these are almost too good for Fender's own good) Tokai Blade - the "blade" logo looks a bit out of place, IMHO, on a trad Strat, but again for MIM Fender money or less, a very classy MIJ guitar with some interesting active electronics as an option as well (Texas Standard, i think it is) G&L - MIJ (/K?) Tribute, MIA for the kinds of money you're talking, if i was really looking at a standard US Strat again, I'd actually be inclined to call Gordon Smith - www.gordonsmithguitars.com - for around the same money in the UK as a MIA Fender STD, their hand-crafted take on the strat is a really nice animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Bones Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 I'm not clear how you figure it takes $1000 to buy a Strat. Less than half that will get you a nice used strat, or a new MIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougy Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by bluelizardman If you had the money ($1000) would you buy a real stratocaster, or buy a copy? I want to get a guitar that doesn't go out of tune often, has good action, and has a variety of tones bell/ chime tones. I currently own a US Fat Tele, 2000, and a Gibson SG standard, 2003. I have played a US Strat which was a rosewood with standard? pickups which was nice. I have heard I can buy a very nice non fender copy that will have great action and feel, as well as tone that is as good if not better than a Fender. I wondered if any one has experience in this. I'd buy a copy, then take the rest of the money and piss it up the wall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChrisGansz Posted April 29, 2005 Members Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by Edward In my experience, Tokai's QC is very consistent. The MIJ Tokais are at least as good as the MIJ Fenders, and here in the UK anyhow come in at just under the price of the MIM fenders. If i was in the market for a new Strat right now, I'd be looking at: Fender - MIA, MIM, MIJ & the Lite Ash MIK models Squier - standard series (some of these are almost too good for Fender's own good) Tokai Blade - the "blade" logo looks a bit out of place, IMHO, on a trad Strat, but again for MIM Fender money or less, a very classy MIJ guitar with some interesting active electronics as an option as well (Texas Standard, i think it is) G&L - MIJ (/K?) Tribute, MIA for the kinds of money you're talking, if i was really looking at a standard US Strat again, I'd actually be inclined to call Gordon Smith - www.gordonsmithguitars.com - for around the same money in the UK as a MIA Fender STD, their hand-crafted take on the strat is a really nice animal. The new MIM Strats ARE surprisingly good. I currently own a "Special Edition" (have yet to see it in a catalog tho') MIM with an anodized pickguard, black knobs and pickup covers in a candy apple red finish. I also have a purple Squire Strat and a MIJ reissue of a '68 Strat with the big headstock and a maple neck. they are all good to me. The BEST though, is by far the MIJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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